The Hanoitimes - The Ministry of Health and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-organized a conference o­n October 2 to launch the Greater Mekong Subregion Capacity Building for HIV/AIDS Prevention Project.

The Hanoitimes - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan o­n October 3 received the independent consultant of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Peter Hitchcock in Hanoi o­n October 3.

The Hanoitimes - The national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines (VNA) has announced its plan to provide additional 835 domestic flights during the Lunar New Year Festival between January 19 and February 14, 2014.

The Hanoitimes - Though economic indicators showed improvements, more efforts are still needed for attaining the 5.5% GDP growth target, according to the National Financial Supervisory Committee (NFSC).

The Hanoitimes - Senior officials from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which together make up nearly 60 percent of global energy demand, have agreed to push forward the use of renewable energy.